Journal rankings · indicator year 2023
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Subfield ranking · 2023
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journal rankings 2023
124 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has 124 ranked journals in 2023. The median journal has an OJR of 0.61, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2022; Q1 starts at OJR 1.09. The top three are British Journal of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Sports Medicine - Open.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2023. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2020–2022, the window the 2023 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Medicine (42)
- Surgery993
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine367
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health313
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine293
- Infectious Diseases259
- Oncology245
- Epidemiology199
- Neurology174
- Physiology161
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging161
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism159
- Psychiatry and Mental health144
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine124
Show all 42 subfields
- Ophthalmology105
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health99
- Dermatology97
- Obstetrics and Gynecology90
- Hematology84
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology65
- Reproductive Medicine56
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology52
- Emergency Medicine44
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Rehabilitation35
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Hepatology32
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Immunology and Allergy25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics22
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology12
- Gastroenterology8
- Internal Medicine6
- Health Informatics5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
124 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2022. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2020–2022, the window the 2023 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2020–2022 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2014 to 2023. | Compare |
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1British Journal of Sports MedicineBMJ · United Kingdom | 3.52Q1 | 9.25 4.26 down from 2022 | 638 | 64% | — | ||
2Sports MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 2.28Q1 | 10.30 0.10 up from 2022 | 481 | 76% | $5,790 | ||
3Sports Medicine - OpenOASpringer Nature · Switzerland | 1.87Q1 | 5.76 0.07 up from 2022 | 300 | 100% | $4,290 | ||
4Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in SportsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 4.06 0.81 down from 2022 | 625 | 84% | $4,550 | ||
5Biology of SportOATermedia Publishing House · Poland | 1.70Q1 | 4.12 0.86 down from 2022 | 328 | 100% | $480 | ||
6Current Osteoporosis ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.70Q1 | 5.02 0.02 down from 2022 | 205 | 59% | $4,790 | ||
7Women in Sport and Physical Activity JournalHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.62Q1 | 3.38 0.59 up from 2022 | 53 | 40% | — | ||
8Science and Medicine in FootballTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 3.17 0.32 down from 2022 | 210 | 71% | — | ||
9Journal of Bone and Mineral ResearchOxford University Press · United States | 1.53Q1 | 4.08 0.39 up from 2022 | 700 | 80% | $3,780 | ||
10Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 1.43Q1 | 3.03 0.34 down from 2022 | 1,054 | 100% | $2,353 | ||
11Osteoporosis InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 4.19 0.24 up from 2022 | 765 | 47% | $5,090 | ||
12International Journal of Sports Physiology and PerformanceHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.41Q1 | 3.71 0.14 up from 2022 | 636 | 45% | — | ||
13BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 4.72 1.44 down from 2022 | 375 | 100% | $1,839 | ||
14Archives of OsteoporosisSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.40Q1 | 3.49 0.12 up from 2022 | 511 | 39% | $3,990 | ||
15Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.37Q1 | 3.53 0.36 down from 2022 | 807 | 6% | — | ||
16Journal of science and medicine in sportElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.37Q1 | 3.27 0.66 down from 2022 | 488 | 84% | $3,720 | ||
17Calcified Tissue InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.35Q1 | 3.65 0.71 down from 2022 | 391 | 55% | $3,990 | ||
18JBMR PlusOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.32Q1 | 3.17 0.56 down from 2022 | 311 | 100% | $2,888 | ||
19Journal of Sports SciencesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.32Q1 | 2.84 1.11 down from 2022 | 819 | 58% | — | ||
20European Journal of Sport ScienceOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.32Q1 | 3.04 1.23 down from 2022 | 569 | 48% | $2,680 | ||
21BoneElsevier BV · United States | 1.29Q1 | 3.69 0.50 down from 2022 | 1,024 | 59% | $3,960 | ||
22Journal of Human KineticsOADe Gruyter Open · Poland | 1.28Q1 | 2.61 0.68 down from 2022 | 355 | 100% | — | ||
23SportsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.28Q1 | 2.95 0.61 down from 2022 | 550 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
24Journal of Functional Morphology and KinesiologyOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.26Q1 | 3.41 0.16 up from 2022 | 314 | 100% | $1,930 | ||
25Foot & Ankle InternationalSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.26Q1 | 2.80 0.29 down from 2022 | 559 | 35% | $4,150 | ||
26BMC Sports Science Medicine and RehabilitationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.24Q1 | 3.06 0.50 up from 2022 | 447 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
27Journal of Bone and Mineral MetabolismSpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 1.17Q1 | 2.65 1.01 down from 2022 | 303 | 21% | $3,790 | ||
28Journal of Sports Science and MedicineBursa Uludağ University · Türkiye | 1.16Q1 | 3.06 0.29 up from 2022 | 161 | 100% | $1,800 | ||
29European Journal of Applied PhysiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.14Q1 | 3.10 0.14 down from 2022 | 775 | 57% | $2,890 | ||
30Research Quarterly for Exercise and SportTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.11Q1 | 1.79 0.78 down from 2022 | 326 | 36% | — | ||
31The Journal of Strength and Conditioning ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.09Q1 | 2.37 0.31 down from 2022 | 933 | 24% | — | ||
32International Journal of Performance Analysis in SportTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.09Q2 | 2.32 0.30 down from 2022 | 220 | 32% | — | ||
33International Journal of Sports Science & CoachingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.05Q2 | 2.05 0.29 down from 2022 | 524 | 65% | $3,650 | ||
34Physical Therapy in SportElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.02Q2 | 2.82 0.04 up from 2022 | 422 | 55% | $2,990 | ||
35The Physician and SportsmedicineTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.01Q2 | 2.31 0.39 down from 2022 | 253 | 22% | — | ||
36International Journal of Sports MedicineThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 1.00Q2 | 2.28 0.76 down from 2022 | 430 | 45% | — | ||
37Foot and Ankle ClinicsElsevier BV · United States | 0.99Q2 | 1.73 0.25 down from 2022 | 137 | 8% | $3,000 | ||
38Strength and conditioning journalLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.99Q2 | 2.27 0.45 down from 2022 | 229 | 12% | — | ||
39Research in Sports MedicineTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.97Q2 | 2.25 0.35 down from 2022 | 236 | 41% | — | ||
40Open Access Journal of Sports MedicineOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 0.94Q2 | 1.96 1.10 down from 2022 | 40 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
41Journal of Bone MetabolismThe Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research · South Korea | 0.92Q2 | 2.15 0.66 down from 2022 | 98 | 100% | — | ||
42Sports BiomechanicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.87Q2 | 2.21 0.10 down from 2022 | 430 | 41% | — | ||
43Foot and Ankle SurgeryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.86Q2 | 2.15 0.16 up from 2022 | 421 | 23% | $4,300 | ||
44Bone ReportsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.85Q2 | 2.14 0.43 down from 2022 | 292 | 100% | $2,540 | ||
45Foot & Ankle OrthopaedicsOASAGE Publishing · United States | 0.84Q2 | 1.61 0.56 up from 2022 | 215 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
46German Journal of Exercise and Sport ResearchSpringer Nature · Germany | 0.82Q2 | 1.97 0.50 up from 2022 | 216 | 71% | $2,590 | ||
47Osteoporosis and SarcopeniaOAElsevier BV · South Korea | 0.81Q2 | 2.77 0.59 up from 2022 | 90 | 100% | $500 | ||
48Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise ScienceTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.80Q2 | 2.56 0.39 up from 2022 | 114 | 35% | — | ||
49Sports Medicine International OpenOAGeorg Thieme Verlag · Germany | 0.80Q2 | 1.73no change | 37 | 100% | $1,833 | ||
50Seminars in Musculoskeletal RadiologyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 0.77Q2 | 1.09 0.63 down from 2022 | 197 | 18% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Orthopedics and Sports Medicine highlighted.
- Surgery993
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine367
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health313
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine293
- Infectious Diseases259
- Oncology245
- Epidemiology199
- Neurology174
- Physiology161
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging161
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism159
- Psychiatry and Mental health144
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine124
- Ophthalmology105
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health99
- Dermatology97
- Obstetrics and Gynecology90
- Hematology84
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology65
- Reproductive Medicine56
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology52
- Emergency Medicine44
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Rehabilitation35
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Hepatology32
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Immunology and Allergy25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics22
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology12
- Gastroenterology8
- Internal Medicine6
- Health Informatics5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2023. Corpus-wide, 88.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
28 additional Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2020–2022, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2023. Publication window: 2020–2022. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 124
- Window papers (baseline)
- 40,063 +18.4% from indicator year 2020
- Median OJR
- 0.61 -2.8% from indicator year 2020
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2020–2022 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 45 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 95 | 102 | 107 | 115 | 120 | 123 | 124 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 121 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 7,949 | 8,737 | 9,282 | 9,896 | 10,548 | 11,907 | 13,366 | 14,821 | 15,878 | 17,676 | 19,144 | 20,968 | 22,242 | 23,741 | 25,227 | 26,663 | 27,721 | 28,850 | 30,205 | 32,070 | 33,837 | 36,063 | 38,759 | 40,063 | 40,334 | 40,972 | |
| Median OJR | 0.283 | 0.279 | 0.38 | 0.4313 | 0.4315 | 0.42 | 0.4931 | 0.47 | 0.571 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.553 | 0.546 | 0.59 | 0.572 | 0.574 | 0.4933 | 0.563 | 0.566 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.569 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.565 | 0.558 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.